Mystery car pix

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,135
    edited October 2010
    That photo's not making it through my system (that hosting site must also deal up some 'adult' photos). What is it?
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    It should be fixed now.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I'm not sure if it would be quite heavy duty enough. It's probably so light it might not matter.

    Fiat Idea Adventure, I think?

    Mom had Fiats for years (Uno, Palio). My brothers and I got tired of her complaining about rust so we all chipped in and got her a Fit this time around. She's MUCH happier.

    I would not be surprised if that Idea Adventure lacked AWD. In Brazil there are lots of "appearance packages" for FWD models that add just a little ground clearance and lots of plastic cladding.
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    edited October 2010
    Sorry, not an Idea (compare the roofline), but you're on the right track. This one is actually 4x4.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    I believe the orange sports car is a late 1960s Lotus Europa and the blue and white parked car is a circa 1963 Ford Consul Capri. Not sure what the white car next to it is.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,234
    Sorry Lemko, but I think the blue and white car is an Auto Union 1000SP
    The white car next to it is a Lancia Fulvia, and the large white car behind the Europa appears to be a Rover P5 - probably a three-litre.
    Despite the foreign looking plate on the AutoUnion this looks like it was filmed in London - most of the blurry cars on the left are British - ie the green Mini van, the white Jag and nearest appears to be a BMC 1100/1300.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Ah yes, the Europa---affectionately called "The Bread Van" by the Brits----could be had with Renault power, and no one with a shoe size over an 8 is permitted to drive it.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    Magnette is correct about the Auto-Union and the Fulvia, Lemko is correct about the Europa.

    The clip is most likely of London, it's from The Avengers.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    The bad old days>

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    Right click and select "view image" for better pic.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,696
    >Right click and select "view image" for better pic.

    That works in some browsers.

    IE users can right click. Select properties.
    Then select URL -- and be sure to drag so that url parts not shown are all selected...

    Then paste that in a new window as the address if you don't want to lose your current window with Edmunds showing...

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    I think I see a Fairmont Futura coupe on the left side near the gas pump, so it must be the second gas shortage.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,696
    edited October 2010
    What is the white car with the sign pole behind it? I can't place that at all.

    Here's the link for full picture for anyone who has IE and the right side is cut off...

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Line_at_a_gas_station%2- C_June_15%2C_1979.jpg/800px-Line_at_a_gas_station%2C_June_15%2C_1979.jpg

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    Looks like a BMW 3.0 Bavaria (E3), very uncommon then and now.
  • kneeache1kneeache1 Member Posts: 1
    Starting on the left from the back, looks to be:
    1. Mustang II
    2. Datsun Pickup
    3. Beetle
    4. Celica
    5. Fairmont
    And the white one on the side view looks to be a Cutlass, maybe a Malibu.
    In the middle a Chevy Caprice
    On the right side:
    1. A BMW
    2. A leMans, or LeMons, as we used to call em.
    3. Camaro (probably 67, no clearance lights that I see)
    4. Nova
    5. Another Caprice
    6 and facing the camera another LeMans with the hood cracked open.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    Looks like a BMW 3.0 Bavaria (E3),

    I don't think so, it looks more like a 5 Series E12 (525/528/530)

    Link to E12 photo.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    Mabye someone added a 3.0 badge on the left side of the trunklid? That's what I think I'm seeing anyway.
  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    edited October 2010
    "In the middle a Chevy Caprice" Close -- it's a '72 Impala.

    I had one for a company car at the time - great ride as long as the gas
    was paid for by someone else - a constant 14mpg with the standard 350.

    ps: Note the SNOW TIRES!
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Ahh, I remember the days.
    Getting in the gas line at 5:45am.
    Getting the maximum allowed purchase of 8 gallons.
    Having to buy gas on certain days only, depending if the license plate had an odd or even number.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    Mabye someone added a 3.0 badge on the left side of the trunklid? That's what I think I'm seeing anyway.

    I looked at several Bavaria photos, none shows a badge on the left rear.>

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    Here's an E12 from the rear, it is very similar to the Bavaria>

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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    edited October 2010
    Right click for more cars.

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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • jwilliams2jwilliams2 Member Posts: 910
    edited October 2010
    Lots of cars....looks like a 53 Chrysler, a 52 or 53 Buick, a 56 Dodge, a 60 Falcon, and maybe a Chrysler Imp pulling out....
    and in the bigger picture, maybe a late 30's Chevy Coupe, and a 1960 Chevy. Can't quite make out the other
    two cars beyond the Safeway sign, but they both look GM...maybe a 57 Caddy Coupe de Ville and a Buick?
  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    "Right click for more cars. " Right click on what?? I don't see anything....
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    Sorry about that Grafer, it just disappeared.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    edited October 2010
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    Extra credit for the background car.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • jwilliams2jwilliams2 Member Posts: 910
    How about a 1954 Delahaye 235MS Chapron Coupe, and the Porsche behind it looks like maybe a '64 904 GTS.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    Right on both counts

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,543
    guessing that from the grill. Other than that it is red. And from the mid 60s.

    unless it is a chrysler or a buick, in which case it is still red and from the mid 60s

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  • jwilliams2jwilliams2 Member Posts: 910
    My guess would be a '64 Olds Starfire, with a Caddy, a Benz, and at least 1 Rolls behind it.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    '64 Olds Starfire

    Yep! "The Roller looks like a Silver Cloud, approximately contemporaneous w the Olds. The Red Caddy 'vert is an early 50s model.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    So what's that louvered thingie in front of the red Caddy?
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    Looks like a Countach
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    edited October 2010
    The Rolls is a Silver Cloud II, probably the LWB version.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Hmm.

    LHD, floor shift (way too long), no tach, split windshield, cutaway doors but no suicides, no wood on the dash. Speedo maxes at 140 (km/h? mph?)

    Not an MG or Triumph or Healey.
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    The steering wheel center cap hints of Triumph?
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    It's definitely not a TR. If it were an 1800/2000 roadster, I think it would have some wood on the dash, and possibly a column shifter.
  • jwilliams2jwilliams2 Member Posts: 910
    Must be German, based on the cluster. Possibly a BMW 326 or 327?
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Citroen DS, mid 1980s?
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,135
    edited November 2010
    Not Citroen, A-M Lagonda, right? The one whose dashboard worked for, like, a month? And whose replacement is now a near-impossible task?

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    It looks too well made for a British car :P
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,696
    edited November 2010
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    Yep that's a Lagonda dash. I am a little sheepish to admit it...but I have always kind of liked those things, especially early models without the body cladding.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    Good eye Jwilliams but it's not a BMW, it's one of perhaps 700 EMW 327/2s
    made at the former BMW factory in Eisenach DDR in the early 1950s that replicated the BMW 327s built at that plant prior to WWII. How that came about is a fascinating story more; info is available at Fantasy Junction. I'd post a link but they are having server issues right now.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    Left to right-

    1959/60 Thunderbird (AKA Squarebird), 1961 Corvette and 1954 Buick, probably a Skylark based on the wires barely visible.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,403
    The Bird is a 59 based on the chrome on the side point. The 60 had three "chevrons" on the rear fenders.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,696
    1959 Skylark Buick Convertible
    Right.

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,696
    edited November 2010
    Right.
    It's a 1959 Thunderbird.

    I still don't have the blue car identified. It is a Corvette.

    Notice the cars' patriotic theme on the day before elections: red, white, and blue!!!

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